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>>14513260
The point wasn't to put "guardians" in space, it was to create a separate branch where Congress could send money for space priorities and not have most of it skimmed off for the Air Force's pet projects. Space is an important theater that needs individual attention by people dedicated to the task who aren't in the chain of command with those with different (Air Force) priorities.
>>14513273
The Air Force doesn't have aircraft exclusively but the Navy also doesn't have boats exclusively. The Air Force does have a lot of aircraft that aren't connected to naval operations and thus are of little interest to the Navy leadership. As far as nukes goes, yes, it's a good thing to have control centralized in one branch. Even the nuclear missiles on Navy submarines are on loan from the Air Force and have to comply with Air Force rules.